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“The slave masters owe us a lot as Africans.” — Abdul Fataw Alhasaan Esq., Member of Parliament for Yendi, calls for accountability over Africa’s looted artefacts and stresses the need for proper preservation and management of returned artefacts.

”The Catholic Church is one of the richest institutions in the West. Its richness is derived from the transatlantic slave trade.” – Kwesi Pratt Jnr., General Secretary, Socialist Movement of Ghana.

“I want to urge African countries that we should stop crying over it (slavery). I think it’s been too long; we should move on as a continent.” — Abdul Fataw Alhasaan Esq., Member of Parliament, Yendi.

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"Between 1966 February 24th 1966 and now, at least 4 to 500 manufacturing concerns have been destroyed in this country." Dr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) on deindustrialisation. Full debate on Alhaji & Alhaji. #AlhajiAndAlhaji #Ghana #Economy

Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (General Secretary, Socialist Movement of Ghana) on the untapped value of cocoa and why the cosmetic industry depends largely on cocoa products.His question:

"Over the last eight years cocoa production has been reduced by about 50%. Two major causes: the swollen shoot disease and the galamsey." Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) on the production crisis behind the value-addition plan. Full discussion on Alhaji & Alhaji

"If you look at national infrastructure, it reveals a lot. The railway line starts from Akwatia, a centre for mining diamonds, and ends in the port." Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) on the colonial pattern of development. Full analysis on Alhaji & Alhaji.

"Any time you export your produce raw, you create jobs elsewhere. Those jobs can be created here." Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) on value addition and employment. Watch Alhaji & Alhaji. #AlhajiAndAlhaji #ValueAddition #Jobs

Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (General Secretary, Socialist Movement of Ghana) on Nkrumah's lost industrial plan — and why today's value-addition agenda is not new: Full conversation on Alhaji & Alhaji. #AlhajiAndAlhaji #Nkrumah #Tarkwa

Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (General Secretary, Socialist Movement of Ghana) on the absurdity: Germany farms tomatoes for four months; Ghana farms year-round yet Ghana imports. "Burkina Faso, a semi desert, is selling to us. Meanwhile they came to learn it from us.

Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (General Secretary, Socialist Movement of Ghana) traces Ghana's deindustrialisation from the IMF/World Bank marching orders to the sell-off of state assets.

"Botswana did not add value to its diamonds. But Botswana came up with a policy: you will not buy it at Antwerp — you have to come to Botswana to buy it." Dr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) on what Ghana can learn. Watch Alhaji & Alhaji. #AlhajiAndAlhaji

"2030 how did we choose 2030? What is the magic about 2030? I don't know." @kwesiprattjr (General Secretary, Socialist Movement of Ghana) welcomes President Mahama's "no raw materials by 2030" policy but demands the government explain the timeline and the plan behind it.

“I don’t think the news reached our villages well.” Nii Yarboi Annan on the rural awareness gap and unanswered questions about Ebola transmission through meat and bushmeat. Watch the full discussion on Alhaji & Alhaji.

"Indeed, His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama took the risk and personally visited the infected areas, you know, and assisted the people of Liberia to contain the disease and so on." — Dr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr’s reflection on leadership during the Ebola crisis.

"The mortality rate of Ebola is also quite worrisome — not many people who contract the disease survive." Dr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) closes on the urgency of containment. Full discussion on Alhaji & Alhaji. #AlhajiAndAlhaji #Ebola #PublicHealth

"The Cubans used the poison from scorpions to develop a cure for cancer." Dr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) on Cuban biotech — and what sanctions deny Africa. Full show on Alhaji & Alhaji. #AlhajiAndAlhaji #Cuba #cancer

Nii Yarboi Annan credits the Mahama administration’s Ebola response, noting that Nigeria’s case was imported—not locally transmitted. Watch the full debate on Alhaji & Alhaji.

"It turns out that the science of vaccination was actually developed from West Africa and taken to the United States by enslaved persons." Dr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr. (Socialist Movement of Ghana) connects vaccine history to the reparations debate. Watch Alhaji & Alhaji. #AlhajiAndAlha